Waste can



Oct. 27, 1931. G. R. LE SAUVAGE 1,328,741

WASTE CAN Filed July 19, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l 'ZTVVENTaR GEORG Ross LESAUVAGE Oct. 27, 1931. G. R. LE SAUVAGE WASTE CAN Filed July 19, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVE/Vfd'l' Game R055 LESAUVAGE I used-"for garbage "and other wastejmaterlal.

The prineipalfohject of my invention has ""8 been :to mwag a device ,of this "nature iii which a single can having "a, detahablefpivotally mounted cover, shall beuselinstead :o f

fihe customarry/gype of device in which aninner anflbfiter czinYaJre employed. 5

Anofiher dbjeet has j beer l jto previ'de vice having a; foot oiitrefledeever-'Operating means-avrr ied-iby aha "suspended from the cover, 'whereby when the over Yis f femo ed, the operatmg'means -1s also removed with llt.

' Y ope ating arm -'ca;%ried by.;the cdve iwhich shall Eb'e extenfled'ffchrbugh 'the rirhg of 'the cover above the be'a-d', the ee'f, thereby 'strerggtheriingfthe trueture.

eover that itei rim "isfs me hat flaLtteIred-eit the point'where whenpemfing means are secured; whereby 'fihe "eqver mey be permitted Fte open to it's'maximum.. I

provide "an ast providea'reitifofced'foot pedal. Afurthe'r bhject hasheefito provide a bail fol-"the ean'so formedfihztt whe i'n'its lowermost pbsition "Will provide a guide for the been 'ztc'eemplished byt'he devicehown iii-fiche gag-4 is'provided with a"*bai113' which is .piyot a lly D of the Cover 18:01: phe device {The-bail '13 is 193 9; "'sex iel $5,15 ,1 4 Q I tofihfleshed-placeanflacdhvniently emptied; a ft'er whih it' inaybe thordughl'y cleaned in aseificiefit -rriahner an -'oriiinary jpaflf", Y "The tboVe ebjiefcts and-adi' antagee have As 'shownin the d'x euwjngs',rmy device'c'om prises a single -1- e-'ptac1e 10,; preferably of V tapered formation,so thafiseyemhef-jihe reg ceptacles 'may' be compacfil y'fhe'sted fo'rj hip e ment or sewage, Thereeeptadle' i'sf pioirided with & sm obthjgintefior shffaee e that be con'venieritly cleaneti 'firil easily kept in a; I

inthe eustomarymanner. Eaehlenl bi'ffthe 3 I bail is preferably 'prdvided' w ith eh" difse't 85 ortion; 16,80 ma ng bqil wifleledr thebeed I2 of"the'Teceptacle"ahd'allsoethe uterj rim 17 curved: so "asio provide .a seonve'nient handle 1- lifting 31nd carryi g ihe recept zijele; and iii LS formed at its' eefi-ter' with la hea fihgei p'orfiien 20' for the ope afiing-"xdd, 150* be hereinafter "described, This ibearing'j pon;

hinge member-125.: The statien eyibuwzeot E16 butt proper by means of an offset portion 33. r

The socket portion 32 fits into a socket member 34 carried by the receptacle and arranged at such a distance below the'bead 12 thereof that the movable butt may be moved upwardand its socket member'32 disengaged from I tlie socket 34 before the ofl'setportion 33 contacts with the bead 12. The socket portion 32 may be tapered, as shown in the drawings, and set into' a correspondingly tapered re cess f ormed in the socket member 34, or it may be straight sided, in which latter casethe oflset portion 33 will form a stop for the bend portion by forming flanges .41, whereby downward movement of the movable butt.

Evenl when the socket portion 32 istapered, it is preferablethat the offset portion act as a stop to prevent the socket portion from be: coming wedged into the socket 34. The socket portion is preferably arranged so that it straddles the longitudinal seam 36 of the receptacle, whereby this reinforced portion of the canserves to norev readily resist the bending moment produced by the operation of the cover of the device.

p p The outer end o fthearm 27 of the stationary butt 26 is'provided with a rectangular-lyshaped slot 37 with which the upper end of the 1 operating, rod; 38 is engageable. The upper end of the rod is providedwith a ring 35 which serves to pivotally connect the operating rod with the operatingfarm27. The rod is thus .free'to swing from and be supported by the operating arm. The operating rod 38 is preferablyof flat material so that I normally resists sidewise movement. The

rodlis providedat its lower end with a foot pedal 39.YThis pedal is preferably formed y turning a portion40 of the'material upon itself which is narrower than the major portion of the rod, and then bending the'upper portion of the material down upon the return the return bend portion is securely held in place and the pedal portion 39 made stiff andrigid. The flanges 41 extend around theangle bend 42 and for some distance up along the side edges of therod 38, whereby thematerial, in the rod at the angle is stiffened so as to resist bending when the pedal is being operated. The parts of my device are so proportioned that whenthe cover 18 has Y been opened to its maximum, the pedal 39 will "strike the surface supporting the can, and

thus prevent thecan from beingtipped by 'a the operating rod, providing a bearing or 7 guide for it, its inclined side portions 22 serving tocentralize the rod. The bail will thus prevent side swaying of the lower end of the operating rod and serve to keep its pedal 39 steady at all times. The operating rod 38 is'pr'ovi'd'e'd with a raised bead 45 extended longitudinally over the portion of the rod which engages withthe guide orbearing portion 20 of the bail, whereby line contact will be provided between the rod and the bail, thus preventing the enameling or painting from being scraped off of therod by com tinuous operation. 2 Th.e cover 18 of my device may be of any suitable style, but preferably has a relatively wide and'overhanging rim portion 17 The rim portion 17 at the rear of the cover or at the place where the operating mechanism is located is preferably turned up, slightly as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, which permits the cover to be opened to-its maximumas well as providing astop therefor. Obviously, while my device is being used for the collection of garbage, the cover with its operating mechanismis in place, and each time a portion of waste material isto be placed into the can, the foot of the operator is placed upon the pedal 39 which lowers the operating rod 35 andthrough the medium of the op erating arm 27. raises the cover 18. Just as soonas the footlis removed from the pedal, the cover, of course,-will falland be'retained in its closed position by means of gravity. During such operation, and while the cover is still in position, the bail 13 serves asa guide for the operating rod, as hereinbefore described. When it is desired or it becomes necessary to empty the receptacle, the cover with'its operatingmechanism is pulledfup= wardly which disengages the socket portion 32 of the stationary. butt 30 of the hinge mem ber 25, whereby the cover with its operating mechanism 'may be removed from. the can and laid aside until the can has been emptied. The operating rod 38 will, of course, become easily disengaged from the guide portion2O of the bail by the upward movement of the operating rod. The bail is now moved to the positionshown in Fig. 6 whereby the recep tacle may be easily handled. Y 3

Obviously, some modifications of the details herein shown and described may be madewithout departing irom the spiritpf my invention or the scopeof-the appended claims, andI do not, therefore, wish to be limited to the exact embodiment herein shown and a bail for the receptacle, the bail being for detachably securing the cover to thereand described, the form shown being merely a preferred embodiment thereof;

Having thus described my inventi0n,'what Iclaimisr J r I 1. A waste can comprising a single receptacle, a hinged cover for the receptacle, v

means for detachablysecuring the cover to the receptacle, means for actua'ting the cover,

engageable with the actuating means for guiding the same.- I V 2. A waste can comprising a single receptacle, a hinged cover for the receptacle,

means for detachably securing the coverto the receptacle, means for actuatingthe cover," and a bail for the receptacle, the bail being formed with a bearing portion for guiding the operating means.

3. A waste can comprising a single recep-' tacle, a hinged cover for the receptacle, means 4JA waste can comprising a single receptacle, a cover'for-the receptacle, detachable means carried by the cover for pivotally connecting it'to the receptacle, comprising a stationary butt secured to the cover. and having a rearwardly-extending operating arm passing through the rim of' the "cover above the beadlthereof, a movableloutt, the movable butt being 'detachably connected to the receptacle by means of a socket member, and

7 A waste can comprising a single, recepe ta'cle, a hinged cover for the receptacle, means carried by the cover for detachably securing the hinged cover to the receptacle,cover actu- Q b I ating means comprising an operating rod, sus-' pended from the cover, and a bail for the receptacle, the bail being formed with a bear- 7 ingportion for guiding the operating rod,

and the operating rod beingfor'med with a longitudinal ridge for engagement with the bearingportion of the bail.

7 8. A waste can'comprislng'a single'recep 1 tacle, ahinged coverfor the;receptacle,means; f i

carried bythe cover for detachably secure" ing the hinged cover to thezrecep-tacle, and cover actuatingmeans comprising an operate ing rod suspended from the cover, the rod.

having a foot pedal at its lower end, the

pedal being formedby a reinforced portion and reinforcing flanges engaging such portion for holding it inplace.

9. A waste cancomprising a single 'recep' tacle, a hinged cover for said can, means carried by the cover for detachably securing itto the receptacle, therim of the cover being is provided so as to permit maximum. opening of the c-over,andcover actuating suspended from the cover.

signed my name.

an operating rod pivotally attachedfat .its i 7 upper endto the operating arm and'provided:

at its lower end with a pedal;

5. A waste can comprising a single receptacle, a cover for the receptacle,- detachable V means carried by the cover forpivotallyconnecting itto the receptacle, comprising a stationary butt secured to the cover and having a rearwardly extending operating arm passing through the rim of the cover, a mov- Y able butt, the movable butt being detachably connected to the receptacle by means of a socket member an operating rod pivotally attached at its upper end to the operating arm and provided at. its lower end with a pedal, and a bail for the receptacle, the bail forming a .bearing for guiding the operating rod.

6. A waste can comprising a single receptacle, a coverforthe receptacle, detachable means carried by the cover for pivotally connecting it to thereoeptacle, comprising 1 a stationary butt securedto the cover'and having arearwardly extending operating arm;

passing though therim of the cover, a'movs able buttprovided with an offset portion,and a socket member carried by'the receptacle ing with its ofiset portion. 7

for receivingthe movable butt and engagmeans ,90 bent up slightly at the point where the hinge GEORGE ROSS LE 'SAUVAGE.

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